Vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
CVE-2026-84718
A flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform automation-controller. In the shipped production configuration, the Controller trusts the client-supplied X-Forwarded-For header as the request's client IP without verifying that it originated from a trusted proxy, and selects the leftmost (attacker-controlled) header value. As a result, an attacker can forge the source IP address recorded for their requests in the Controller's audit and access logs, degrading the integrity of forensic and SIEM attribution. The flaw does not grant additional access.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.001 (3.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 3.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-84718 (vdb-entry)
- RHBZ#2527211 (issue-tracking)
- RHSA-2026:71113 (vendor-advisory)
- RHSA-2026:71114 (vendor-advisory)
- RHSA-2026:71177 (vendor-advisory)
- RHSA-2026:71179 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-84718?
- CVE-2026-84718 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2, classified under CWE-348. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-09-23.
- How severe is CVE-2026-84718?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.